Family Partner: Study protocol for a pilot randomised study of a home-visitation intervention in Norway

Pedersen, E., Malmberg-Heimonen, I., Finne, J., Pontoppidan, M., Dion, J., Tømmerås, T. et Tøge, A. G. (2023). Family Partner: Study protocol for a pilot randomised study of a home-visitation intervention in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health . ISSN 1403-4948 1651-1905 DOI 10.1177/14034948231189773

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Abstract

Aim:
Every year, about 5% of children in Norway experience severe child maltreatment and need support from the child welfare services. However, research-supported interventions for this group are lacking. The current study piloted an intensive home-visitation intervention, Family Partner, which aims to reduce child maltreatment among at-risk parents by improving parental skills, agency and trust in the welfare services, and children’s well-being. The randomised controlled trial piloted in this study examines the acceptability of the Family Partner intervention for staff and families and evaluates its feasibility for a full-scale randomised controlled trial.

Methods:
This protocol outlines a prospective, parallel, pilot randomised trial of the Family Partner intervention in three Norwegian municipal child welfare services. The participants are families with children under 12 years of age, where the parents are identified as having challenges. Families in the treatment group receive the Family Partner intervention, while families in the control group receive ordinary child welfare services. Data are collected at baseline, and at 3, 6, 12 and 18 months after recruitment. The pilot study monitor retention and adherence to inform the feasibility of a future full-scale randomised study. To assess the acceptability of the trial and intervention, a subsample of the participating families, as well as the family partners and representatives of the child welfare services in each municipality, are invited to complete qualitative interviews.

Conclusions:
The results will guide the design of a fully powered randomised controlled trial of the Family Partner intervention compared with ordinary child welfare services.

Trial registration:
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04957394; Pilot Trial of Family Partner: a Child Maltreatment Prevention Intervention (FAMPART); registered on 12 July 2021.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	Child maltreatment Child welfare Feasibility study Intervention Home visitation
Date de dépôt:	08 avr. 2024 14:18
Dernière modification:	11 avr. 2024 12:12
Version du document déposé:	Version officielle de l'éditeur
URI:	https://depot-e.uqtr.ca/id/eprint/11255

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